This Is What A Designer-Led Social Network Looks Like
No ads, no algorithms: Are.na is the anti-Facebook, for creatives, by creatives. The users of…
Author Katharine Schwab
Katharine Schwab
Katharine Schwab is a contributing writer at Co.Design based in New York. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Seattle Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Graphic: Trump’s Tweets Can Be Reduced To 4 Rhetorical Strategies
A taxonomy breaks down exactly how the president of the United States uses tweets to…
AI Dominated 2017. Here’s What’s Coming Next
Experts predict where AI will go in 2018–and the role designers are destined to play.…
MIT Trained An AI To Tug At Your Heartstrings
Researchers want to know what images make us feel more attached to other people. They…
The Popular Design Tool That’s Actually A Privacy Nightmare
Session replay scripts record how you browse, scroll, and do just about everything else online.…
Ikea Asked 12,000 People What They Want From AI
Their responses pose a question: Where’s the gender-neutral voice assistant? Alexa. Siri. Cortana. Google Assistant.…
The Advice 12 Designers Wish They Could Give To Their Younger Selves
[Image: courtesy Dave Sedgwick] It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Go with your gut. Relax,…
How A Pair Of Orange Scissors Made Design History
The iconic tool turns 50 this year–here’s the story behind its immense popularity. Picture a…
The Forgotten Genius Of 17th Century Japanese Branding
Hundreds of years ago, Edo period sign designers were using the same principles as today’s…
There’s An Entirely New Way Of Mapping The World, And It’s Brilliant
Forget latitude and longitude–how about how long it takes you to get there? For centuries,…